Visiting Safeco

Hey everyone. So, with the Yanks rained out, we’re in the midst of a slow news day. In order to provide you with some entertainment on these non-baseball days, here are some pictures of me and my girlfriend from our recent trip to Seattle’s Safeco Field, home of Mariner baseball. These pictures were taken a few weeks ago (vs. Oakland) and it was just a tremendously fun experience. Safeco is a beautiful place and seeing a “modern” stadium, really got me excited about the project the Yankees are working on.

So, without further ado, the pictures.

I believe that’s the human giant, Richie Sexson (my girlfriend was taking the pictures and does not think his nickname, Big Sexy, is suitable at all).

We were really close. Tickets for this game were so cheap in comparison to Yankee Stadium (especially when you think about where we were in relation to the field).

I have no idea who that man is, but the Mariners are so bad offensively, maybe he should grab a jersey and a bat.

That’s me and my lady, Erika. We were debating whether or not we should wear another team’s jersey (she’s a Sox fan, I’m a Yankee fan, obviously) but we felt it wasn’t right to go to a game and to badger another team’s fans by wearing a jersey that isn’t even relevant to the game being played. Don’t worry, we’re going to Yankee-Mariner and Sox-Mariner games in a few weeks and we’ll wear the appropriate attire.

A picture of Adrian Beltre (post steroids).

Picture of the Safeco Field sign (like you needed an explanation). The place is great.

That’s the closing monster that is J.J. Putz. He was trying to lock up the game after Erik Bedard pitched a gem. It was a bumpy ride for Putz though, although he did get the job done. He has one of the coolest entrances I’ve ever seen for a closer. Mariano’s entrance is built upon years of success, mystique and nostalgia. Whenever Enter Sandman hits, you get a wash of emotions that relate to those things. Putz’s entrance is built on a mesmerizing video montage that features the adrenaline pumping sounds of AC/DC and clips of him striking out dozens of big names (his fastball is digitally modified to have a flame coming out of it, how cool is that?).

Here’s a picture of the scoreboard. I actually met the guy who works on the scoreboard at a bar one night (long story, and no, it wasn’t a pickup line… sadly… okay I’ll stop now).

To wrap it all up, Safeco is a great place. If you’re a Yankee fan and have the chance to catch a game while in Seattle, I definitely recommend it (good tickets are cheap). The experience is very different when compared to being at Yankee Stadium (or Fenway, for you Boston fans). I mean, the fans are slightly reserved in Seattle and they don’t get as loud as we do, but you’ll still enjoy your time spent at the field. We actually just caught another game last night (vs. Chicago) and it was a lot of fun.